Textile Mill, Soviet Union

1954

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image shows a woman standing between textile machines in a factory or mill. Her upper body is visible as she stands slightly behind one of the machines, with her right hand resting on it. She has focused facial features, and her hair is covered with a cloth. She wears a patterned dress that is partially visible. The background displays a large industrial setting with an array of textile machines stretching into the distance under a high ceiling with beams and pipes visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.5 × 25.4 cm (6 1/2 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); purchased by Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT, 2002; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in blue pencil: Textile mill (cotton) / in Taskent, Uzbekistan; stamped upper center, in blue ink: PLEASE CREDIT / HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (Magnum) / Magnum Photos Inc. / 17 East 64th Street / New York 21, N. Y. / PHOTOS MUST NOT BE ALTERED BY TRIMMING; additional stamps from LIFE Magazine and other editorial and archival marks by unknown hand

Wikidata ID

Q64154972

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